Inside the Tukel

I’ve had lots of inquiries about my tukel, so here are some pics of the inside for all those curious:

This is the view in from the door. Notice the thatched roof, mosquito net (which aids mostly in keeping creepy-crawlers from falling on me from the thatched ceiling as I sleep – mosquitoes actually aren’t bad here right now), kerosene lamp/candles (no electricity), shelves with all the belongings I’ve been able to bring up thus far! It’s amazing what little you can live with, you know? The bed is alright, it’s a pretty hard foam mattress, about 6 inches thick or so.



Then, as you walk in the door & look to the right – another bed. Currently I am alone in my tukel, but if we have any Medair visitors I would share my tukel!



And, from the back looking forward – have you noticed how bare the walls are? I didn’t bring much with me to decorate with & so I’ve decided to leave this up to you. What would you like to see on Jennie’s tukel wall? I’ll take suggestions, but I’d love to take any cards, pictures, beautiful creations that you might like to send my way (email me for an address if you are inspired)! I’ll update here with pictures as the wall fills up!

The tukel is about 12 feet across (diameter) I think, so its spacious for me. In other news, I have successfully learned to drive the manual & have a lot of fun with the landcruisers! The roads here are so bad, its really like you're off-roading all the time! Today we went for a hike nearby and ended up on a not-really road, and actually had to push the landcruiser out of the mud at one point (I was pushing, not driving). Luckily we made it out before the rain began, as we really might have been stuck at that point! I'll post some pictures of our hike later - some beautiful views of the area.

And here’s just a bit of a laugh to pass along to you…Tracey posted this on her tukel door, did you know Kaabong kitties can read? Yeah, well Jack is learning quite slowly actually.

It says “ NOTICE FOR JACK – Not this tukel, try the other 2!”